Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-07
NELLIE GRANTS HOME.
Embarking I'm Front of Her Lawn for
Visit To America-A Talk with
Her About Her Residence In Eng



dull English seaport Mrs Algernon
Sartoris (Nellie Grant, lives. writes
Prank A. Burr from Southampton
Ga the opposite side of the river fro m
the struggling outl mes of this old town
she has a charming summer house. 1t
is delightful place. not only for its
mistress and master. but for its COM
pleXon and assoc cations. 1t is filled
with curious relics of the past and in
teresting views of the present Good
taste and the evidences of culture and
relinment are everywhere.
This afternoon. as the Dutch steam
er from Bremen drew into the waters
of the Hamble, which wash the acres
of this striking abode, Mrs Sartoris
put out in rowboat TO board it. She
was accompanied by the elder Sartoris,
who babe her I'm atlectionate farewell
as she reached the deck of the ship.
Here was an embarkation at ones own
door. and it was the beginning of Nellie
Grants first trip TO America in two
years. She says she II return before
the severe weather of the late fall sets
in, but the charms of her native Ian q
may possibly be sufficient TO KEEP her
longer Vivian, her eldest daughter
and second child, sails with her. She
is a beautiful grl-thc image of her
mother rs she can be recalled when
she first entered the white house when
her father became president Algern on,
her eldest son, is now boy 10 years
old; the little girl who goes with her to
America is s, and Rosa, the youngest
is 8. An interesting little group this
mother and children make
Mr.. SartorH. the elder, is very fond
OF his daughter-iu-lIv and smooths
her path with much tenderness. When
Nellie as everyone calls hers home
there is delightful family circle in
this old mansion Yet Nellie Grants
place on the southampton waters is not
palace or great house like Blenheim
or Badminton, but it is a home full of
restfulness and crowned with beauty.
The house stands hard by the splendid
country road which follows the banks
of the river, and the acres which sur
round 1t are washed by the waters OF
the HANDLE river, which gives South
ampton its harbor. To the right and
the left of it all is beauty and grand
eur. Both sea and land are dotted
with interesting objects, recalling the
dinSy past and tipefyng the alert pres
emit Great castles, with their lovely
grounds and wondrous h stories, are
on every hand Across the waters,
OF the Solent is Osborne house, the
queens summer palace, with its broad
park. comfortable shsde and sriste-
cratic surroundings. Norris castle adj
joins it with a mien and traditions
that are beyond my descriptive powers
To the right of Nellie grants home
Cowes can be seen. with its harbor
full of sa ling yachts and the richest
pleasure craft of all descriptions.
Nellie Grant is the mistress of this
home now. for the elder Mrs. Sartoris
is dead. The master is the father of
the singular son who married this
splendid American girl who so worth
lily bore a great name. The husband
having large interests in Wales is
rarely at home, and the father devotes
himself TO the care Of his sons children
and his wife's happiness The elder
Sartoris is a man of culture and refine
ment, devoted 10 music, painting.
and literature. He has means, and
not only surrounds himself with
home air of art and refinement, but
with those who deal in the finer
touches of existence. His daughter-in-
law lives in an atmosphere of the higher
order. There are rich paintings in the
halls and on the parlor walls, mus c Of
every description is in the drawing
rooms, and books of the rarest quality
in the library The farm is ample,
well laid out and cultivated.
The house is an old building. with
two centuries of h story about it. The
grounds are beautifully laid out and
decorated. There are acres and acres
of lawn and pasture and many more
acres of flowers, shrubbery, and shade
Bowers Of evergreens are here and
there. Overlooking the waters there
is one where trailing vines have been
guided over an srchway of wire. and
the climbing ivy has been colored with
a wealth of flowers. which peep out
cunnngly from the dark green leaves
of the climbing plant In the center
of this beautiful resting-place is a
Venetian well, brought from the
dreamy country by the elder Sartoris,
who has been great traveller. From
the depths of this charming importa-
ton cool water il drawn by an ancient
device reminding one Of the "old
oaken bucket that hung in the WELL"
This is Nellie Grants musing-place,
and it is a good point from which to